It’s been a crazy week and we’ve barely been at home but we have lots of updates to come shortly.
December 29, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009!
December 21, 2009
2009 Facebook status
As the year is coming to an end, I ran across a fun application on Facebook that showed my year in review. My favorite is that we got to bring Baby Henry home from the hospital on my birthday!
December 8, 2009
The Rexings on Oprah (.com)
Take a look at Katy & JP making an appearance on Oprah’s website!
December 3, 2009
Pretty Girl Brownie
Poor Brownie has definitely received a little less attention than she’d like since Henry came on the scene but she’s still a pretty spoiled dog and we love her so much. She is starting to interact more with Henry and we are wondering when she’ll realize that he’s going to be just like one of those little kids that she stares at all day wishing she could play with. Sometimes when we feel really guilty for not going on enough walks with her, we take her to one of her favorite places in the world, Paws by the Lake in Avon Lake. Today she went for a 1/2 day of playtime, a nail trim, grooming and a bath. She came home so happy and looking very festive!
December 3, 2009
Parties & Plastic
Kurt’s mom, Kathy Beal, made her tv debut this morning on Fox 8’s morning show, That’s Life with Robin Swoboda. Her friend, Nancy Laggan, impressed the producers so much when she made an appearance in the audience that they asked her to come back and talk about her parties and Tupperware. Mrs. Laggan was able to pick all the audience members so she invited our mom, Linda McMillan and Linda Pfaff. The ladies looked beautiful in HD and seemed to have a great time. Next up could be their very own reality show!
December 3, 2009
The Beal boys & the Browns
Another Sunday, another Browns game. It’s hard to watch but the Beal men banded together to cheer on another loss. At least they looked good in their Brown’s gear. Remember, you have to support them when they are bad because it will only make it that much sweeter when they are finally good. No fairweather fans in this family!!
December 3, 2009
Lighting of Public Square
We are members of The Club at Key Center but don’t get to make it down there very often for personal use. Fortunately, we did go to kickoff Winterfest 2009. The Club hosted a dinner for the Annual Lighting of Public Square. We invited Kurt’s parents to join us along with Henry. It was a beautiful night (especially for November) and after dinner we walked around downtown looking at the beautiful lights, listening to music, and at the end of night we ended up with a front row viewing spot of the fireworks show. Best of all, Michael Stanley was the emcee for the evening.
December 3, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
We stayed in Cleveland again this year for Thanksgiving. It’s always great to get together with family and we have so much to be thankful for this year. First of course is for being blessed with a our Henry. He’s healthy, a lot of fun and very cute! It’s been a successful year for Kurt at work and I’m so glad I can stay home with Henry and enjoy so much of him growing up. We are also thankful for Brownie, our home, our health and our families. Finally I’m very thankful that Pedro, the Amish and all-natural turkey, gave his life for us to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving 2009!!!
December 3, 2009
Happy 4-month Henry!
Our little guy is growing up fast (and BIG)! At his 4-month checkup he got another round of shots, was weighed & measured, and they gave him the green light to start on solid foods. The shots weren’t fun but he doesn’t cry too much so it isn’t that bad to watch. He weighed in at 16 lbs, 9 oz and was 27 inches long. That’s still 80% for weight and now 97% for height. So he’s still taking after his dad. In fact Kurt was 16 lb, 10 oz and also 27 inches at his 4-month checkup almost 32 years ago.
We were going to wait awhile for solids since I plan on making his baby food and he’s obviously getting enough food from me. But the past couple weeks his sleeping pattern has been way off so the doctor suggested we give cereal a try so he gets a little more substance in his belly before bedtime. Like everything else eating related he’s a natural. We’ve started off with Happy Bellies Organic Oatmeal and he’s been eating it up while sitting in his new highchair.
Besides that he’s getting very close to sitting on his own, can stand for a few seconds propped on an ottoman, loves his jumperoo, is in desperate need of a haircut, can hold his bottle (kindof), drools all over himself, giggles and smiles at us, plays with Brownie, and best of all is starting to reach out to us when we get close to him. He gets more fun each and every day!!
November 29, 2009
It’s a ‘play’ date!
One of the best parts of the BVECPTA (Bay Village Early Childhood PTA) is our playgroup. We already knew Kristine & Lila, and Melissa & Landon but we recently had Molly & her son Sammy join us. All the babies in our group were born between June-August so it’s a great way for Henry to play with kids his own age and for me to socialize with some of the other young mommies in my neighborhood. Sometimes we meet for coffee but last week we invited the mommies and babies over to our home to play.
Henry & Landon
Henry, Sammy, Lila & Landon (clockwise)
